double bass
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double bass
- /ˈdʌ.bl̩beɪs/
noun double basses · double-bass
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A bowed string instrument that sounds an octave below the cello, used in classical, jazz, and folk music.
Similar: bass fiddle, bass viol, bass violin, bull fiddle, contrabass, doghouse bass, stand-up bass, string bass, upright bass
- The deepest of all male voices. Voice of a double bass, or simply, a double bass.
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noun largest instrument of violin family
| Español | contrabajo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 콘트라베이스 konteurabeiseu |
| 日本語 | コントラバス kontorabasu, コンバス konbasu |
| 中文 | 低音提琴 dīyīn tíqín |
| Português | contrabaixo |
| Français | contrebasse |
| Deutsch | Kontrabass |
| Italiano | contrabbasso |
| Ελληνικά | κοντραμπάσο kontrampáso |
| Română | contrabas |
| Русский | контраба́с kontrabás |
| العربية | كَمَان أَجْهَر kamān ʔajhar, كونترباص |
noun deepest of male voices
| Español | bajo profundo |
|---|---|
| Português | baixo profundo |
| Italiano | basso profondo |
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title = {double bass},
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